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Full moon rising over the Androscoggin River, 11/2/09. Taken through a window, resulting in some reflections.
Explored! #326 on 11/3/09.
Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly! group. This week's assignment: Urban Art:
Early in the morning we went to the Messeplatz in Basel to the "Art Basel". Since shots from museums and galleries were not allowed for this weeks assignment I decided to stay outside and enjoy what is presented there. When I saw this tree house installation it struck me that this might be "Urban Art" at its finest. So I took around one million shots from different angles with different apertures and different focal lengths. I ended up with this heavy distortion wideangle shot which gives a nice overview over the area and I hereby declare the distortion as art.
Needless to say how happy I was when I saw how crowded the place was one hour later.
What it took:
Good weather, getting up real early, find a way that the cables are not too annoying. Find a way that the "skyscraper" is also in the picture. Give credit to the exhibition itself.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling (Cliff Palace and Long House are larger), was constructed between A.D. 1211 and 1278 by the ancestors of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwest. The dwelling contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas (kee-vahs), or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural alcove measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at greatest width and 89 feet (27 meters) at its greatest depth. It is thought to have been home for about 60 to 80 people.
The cliff dwelling was first discovered in 1888, when two local ranchers chanced upon it while searching for stray cattle. A large tree, which they identified as a Douglas Spruce (later called Douglas Fir), was found growing from the front of the dwelling to the mesa top. It is said that the men first entered the dwelling by climbing down this tree, which was later cut down by another early explorer.
I found the tree house out on a walk.
It is quite shabby and has probably not been used for some years. As you may notice, there is only a hint of green in the grass; spring has not fully come to this area.
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LEGO have released the official details for the next LEGO Ideas set, 21318 LEGO Ideas Tree House.
Change with the seasons, the tree has interchangeable sets of green summer leaf elements and yellow and brown fall leaf elements.
The set features 180+ botanical elements made from plant-based polyethylene plastic using sustainably sourced sugarcane.
21318 LEGO® Ideas Tree House
3036 pieces
Ages 16+.
Price: AUD$279.99
shop.lego.com/en-AU/product/tree-house-21318?icmp=HP-SHH-...
Available from July 24th for LEGO VIPs and to the general public on August 1st at LEGO.com or LEGO Store.
PRESS RELEASE
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Detailed Tree House model to challenge LEGO® builders and inspire endless play!
Build, display and play with this intricately detailed, 3,036-piece LEGO® Ideas 21318 Tree House playset. A complex build for experienced LEGO builders that all the family will love to play with, it features a landscape base and 3 LEGO tree house cabins—a main bedroom, bathroom and kids’ room. The tree has interchangeable sets of green summer leaf elements and yellow and brown fall leaf elements—these and various plant elements on the base are all made from sustainable-plant-based polyethylene plastic—and the treetop and cabin roofs are removable to allow easy access. The model is packed with play-inspiring features including a buildable picnic table and seats, swing, bonfire, treasure map and hidden gem element to play out a treasure hunt, and a wind-up crane on the balcony of the bedroom cabin. A great birthday gift, this unique creative toy comes with mom, dad and kids minifigures, plus a bird figure, to role-play fun family scenes. It also includes a booklet with building instructions and information about this LEGO Ideas set’s fan creator and LEGO designer.
· This LEGO® Ideas set includes 4 minifigures: mom, dad and 2 children, plus a bird figure.
· This challenging, 3,036-piece building toy features a landscape base, tree with interchangeable sets of green (summer) leaves and yellow and brown (fall) leaves, and a LEGO® Tree House with 3 cabins—main bedroom, bathroom and kids’ room.
· The treetop and cabin roofs are removable for easy access and play.
· Landscape base features a buildable picnic table with 4 minifigure seats and assorted elements to create a picnic, plus a buildable stream, swing (hanging from the tree), bonfire, hidden gem element, plant and bush elements, and a ladder to the cabins.
· Tree foliage features over 180 botanical elements made from plant-based polyethylene plastic using sustainably sourced sugarcane. Assorted plant elements around the tree are also made from this plant-based plastic. This is the first milestone in LEGO® Group’s ambitious commitment to make products using sustainable materials by 2030.
· Main bedroom cabin features a buildable bed, and assorted elements including hidden scissors (as a reference to the fan creator’s day job as a hairdresser), ship in a bottle, compass, clock plus a balcony with a hand-operated, wind-up crane to lift items up to the cabin.
· Bathroom features a buildable bathtub, toilet and sink.
· Kids’ room features bunk beds and assorted elements such as a book and treasure map.
· This LEGO® Ideas creative toy comes with a booklet with building instructions and information about this awesome set’s fan creator and LEGO designer.
· Measures over 14” (37cm) high, 10” (27cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep.
Review in portuguese: oficina.blogs.sapo.pt/review-lego-31116-safari-wildlife-t...
Unboxing and timelapse building: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVHDQn2cSTI
A visit to the National Trust property Plas Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey. The seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey.
Plas Newydd is a country house set in gardens, parkland and surrounding woodland on the north bank of the Menai Strait, in Llanddaniel Fab, near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales. The current building has its origins in 1470, and evolved over the centuries to become one of Anglesey's principal residences. Owned successively by Griffiths, Baylys and Pagets, it became the country seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey, and the core of a large agricultural estate. The house and grounds, with views over the strait and Snowdonia, are open to the public, having been owned by the National Trust since 1976.
From its earliest known resident in 1470, Plas Newydd passed by inheritance and marriage through 500 years of a family's increasing concentration of wealth, titles and estates, until the 7th Marquess of Anglesey presented it to the National Trust, so that the house and grounds could be opened to the public.
When I saw a sign for a Tree House, it was something I had to check out, before we left Plas Newydd.
It has steps, so a bit of a leap up to the first step. Inside the ceiling was a bit low, so you have to duck a bit.
There maybe other tree houses at other National Trust properties throughout the UK.
Tree House Brewing Company
Monson, MA United States
Picked up "Green" and "Julius" on this visit. Sooooo good.
Dipping the toes back in the HDR waters. Been a while.
Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers - part of the Christchurch Street Art festival
A lovely looking 'tree house' which turned out to be a rather disappointing collection of the usual gift shop and bar. Still, it looks nice.
A visit to the National Trust property Plas Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey. The seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey.
Plas Newydd is a country house set in gardens, parkland and surrounding woodland on the north bank of the Menai Strait, in Llanddaniel Fab, near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales. The current building has its origins in 1470, and evolved over the centuries to become one of Anglesey's principal residences. Owned successively by Griffiths, Baylys and Pagets, it became the country seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey, and the core of a large agricultural estate. The house and grounds, with views over the strait and Snowdonia, are open to the public, having been owned by the National Trust since 1976.
From its earliest known resident in 1470, Plas Newydd passed by inheritance and marriage through 500 years of a family's increasing concentration of wealth, titles and estates, until the 7th Marquess of Anglesey presented it to the National Trust, so that the house and grounds could be opened to the public.
When I saw a sign for a Tree House, it was something I had to check out, before we left Plas Newydd.
It has steps, so a bit of a leap up to the first step. Inside the ceiling was a bit low, so you have to duck a bit.
There maybe other tree houses at other National Trust properties throughout the UK.
Collection: Icelandic and Faroese Photographs of Frederick W.W. Howell, Cornell University Library
Title: Akureyri from the south.
Date: ca. 1900
Place: Akureyri (Iceland)
Medium: collodion print
Repository: Fiske Icelandic Collection, Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Accession: 1923.4.50
URL: http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/howell/intro.asp
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/6268
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell Univeristy Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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A new “nature playground” at Auburn University lets children enjoy the great outdoors in a manner experienced by previous generations: climbing, crawling, digging and exploring. The Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve, a community outreach program for the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, recently opened the wooded playground and held a dedication ceremony with university officials and civic leaders. The preserve is located on North College Street, or Highway 147, just past the Auburn University fish ponds.